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Vietnam Floods Kill 90 After Prolonged Rains as 12 Remain Missing

The official toll is concentrated in Dak Lak province, where tens of thousands of homes were inundated.

Overview

  • More than 60 of the confirmed deaths were recorded in Dak Lak, with fatalities tallied since November 16.
  • Transport remains disrupted, with highway sections and some rail lines impassable and about 129,000 customers still without power after outages that affected up to one million people.
  • The Environment Ministry estimates roughly €300 million in damage across five provinces, including about 80,000 hectares of crops and over 3.2 million poultry and livestock lost.
  • Relief operations include helicopter drops to isolated areas and tens of thousands of personnel distributing food, clothing and water purification tablets.
  • Authorities report nearly continuous heavy rain since late October following several typhoons and record local downpours, with tourist hubs such as Nha Trang and the Da Lat highlands also hit.